Firefly Aerospace
FLTA006 (Message in a Booster)
Firefly Alpha
FAILURE
Failure
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 · 13:37 UTC
Mission
/01Sixth flight of the Firefly Alpha small satellite launcher, launching the demonstration mission for Lockheed Martin's new LM400 satellite bus, which will carry a communications payload. The satellite bus is customizable to support different missions, including remote sensing, communications, imagery and radar Earth observations. It can also support different kinds of orbits and launch configurations.
Mission Type
Technology
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
90%
Status
Launch Failure
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Firefly Alpha
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.756° N, 120.622° W
98
Pad Launches
804
Location Launches
6
Agency Launches
93
Orbital This Year